We are a Restorative Justice agency

The mission of the Division of Juvenile Justice is:

Assist offenders and their families in developing skills to prevent crime.

The Core Values that guide us on this mission are:

Accountability
– holding ourselves accountable to our mission, our communities, and our budget; holding youth accountable for their actions and for the restoration of victims.

Responsiveness
– timely response to youth, families, victims, staff, and justice partners; being open and responsive to our communities, and encouraging their involvement and collaboration; having the flexibility to adapt to changing needs, expectations and resources.

Objective decision-making
– using all available resources to make decisions related to our clients and their victims, our staff, and our agency; ensuring that our decisions are guided by a clear understanding of what our data says about our practices, client needs, available resources, research findings, and standards for best practice.

Maximizing potential
– in our clients by believing in their ability to grow and change, and providing targeted services to assist in that process; in our staff by promoting training and professional development; in our system by striving for continuous improvement; and of our resources by ensuring they are appropriately allocated and fully utilized.

Integrity
– maintaining personal honesty; honoring our commitments; holding ourselves to high professional and ethical standards; demanding of ourselves at least as much as we ask or expect of others.

Relationships
– recognizing that successful efforts with our clients, our coworkers, victims, and other stakeholders are contingent upon positive, respectful, collaborative relationships and a spirit of inclusiveness; nurturing relationships by treating others the way we would like to be treated.

Respect
– for diversity, cultural beliefs, and the inherent value of each person’s unique strengths and individual differences; recognition that everyone has something to offer; a spirit of humility and an acknowledgement that viewpoints different than our own are worthy of consideration; treating others with respect even when they do not do the same.

Commitment
– having a belief in the value of our mission and the tasks that support it; striving for continuous professional development; modeling leadership at all levels of our agency; doing the right things for the right reasons, despite adversity and setbacks; caring enough to do our best work.